Re: [tlug] Need purchasing advice for a linux compatible desktop

[Dave M G <martin@example.com>]

Joseph,

By the way, I noticed in your other post you mentioned possibly going to
User's Side for a computer. I would recommend not going with them for a
whole computer.

I recommend them pretty much just for English keyboards, of which they
seemed to have the widest selection. And the prices are in line with
other places.

But for everything else, their pricing seems to be erratic, and usually
on the expensive side. I happened to notice, for instance, that they
were selling a Wacom Favio tablet for 19,000 yen. It sells for about
5,000 yen at most other places. It was not even an English model, but a
standard Japanese one with Japanese packaging.

I can't think of other specific examples off hand, but I definitely
remember being shocked at the prices of various computer components. I
am confident in saying that they are very unlikely to be fair pricing.

If I may editorialize, I think that they are charging for the fact that
they offer parts and services in English. Not in a value-added sense,
but more in the sense that they can charge more to people who are lack
confidence in dealing with Japanese stores and therefor can not make
price comparisons.

I think Dell or PrimePC/Dospara are both far better options.

Hope that helps.

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Dave M G